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Lesson 42 Not very musical 并非很懂音乐

Summary writing 摘要写作

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Answer these questions in not more than 70  words.

回答下列问题,将答案组成一个段落,不要超过70个单词。

1  What did we watch in a square in Old Delhi?

2  Did he have a long pipe and two large baskets or not?

3  Did he play a tune or not? What did the snake in one of the baskets do? (and)

4  Did the snake charmer play modern tunes or not? Did the snake continue to dance slowly, or did it dance quickly?

(Then ... but)

5  Did it know the difference between Indian music and jazz or not?

 

Composition 作文

 

Rewrite the following sentences using the joining words in parentheses:

用括号中的连词改写以下句子:

1  The snake charmer opened his basket. He started to play a tune. The snake refused to move. (and ... but)

2  The snake charmer shook the basket. The snake obeyed him. (Then ... and)

3  Everybody was frightened. These snakes are not dangerous. (but)

 

Letter writing 书信写作

 

Arrange the following headings in the correct order. Supply full stops and commas; make any other changes

you consider necessary:

按书信的要求排列以下信头,心要时加上句号、逗号,并作一些改动:

1  84  Wiley Drive/Buxton/England/Derbyshire/8  January 19----

2  May 21  19----/New York /844  West 54th Street/N.Y./U.S.A.

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

Have

a  Do you remember these sentences: (KS18)

你还记得这些句子吗?(参见第18课关键句型)

Instead of saying:                            We can say:

除了这种表述方法外:                  还可以说:

He owns a new house.                     He has a new house.

Or:He has got a new house.

He possesses a lot of money.            He has a lot of money.

Or:He has got a lot of money.

I took a bath before dinner.               I had a bath before dinner.

I enjoyed myself at the party.            I had a good time at the party.

b  Sometimes we can use have + noun in place of an ordinary verb.

有时我们可以用have+名词来代替普通动词。

Study these examples:

仔细阅读以下例句:

Instead of saying:

We can say:

除了这种表述方法:

还可以说:

I walked in the garden.

I had a walk in the garden.

He wanted to drink a glass of water.

He wanted to have a drink of water.

We will talk about the problem tomorrow

We will have a talk about the problem tomorrow.

Look at this.

Have a look at this.

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  Find four examples in the passage where have is used in place of an ordinary verb.

在课文中找出have替代普通动词的4个例子。

B  Write these sentences again using have + noun in place of the verbs in italics:

用have+名词来替代用斜体印出的动词:

1  Yesterday I rode on a horse for the first time in my life.

2  I was looking at those old photographs last night.

3  He washed before going out.

4  I swam in the sea this morning.

5  Those two sailors fought in the bar last night.

6  Dan and Caroline have been quarrelling.

7  He tried again. (Use‘another’in place of‘again').

8  She is resting.

9  I wanted to smoke.

10  Did you sleep well last night? (Use‘a good’in place of ‘well’.)

 

Special difficulties 难点

 

参见第6、7两课的难点(SD6,SD7)

Study these sentences. Each sentence contains the verb pick. This verb has a different meaning in each sentence:

细读以下句子,每句中均有动词pick,但词义各不相同。

He picked up a long pipe which was covered with coins. (11.4-5)

I'll pick you up in the car this evening. 今晚我开车来接你。

I picked up a lot of English while I was in England. (I learnt.) 在英国的时候,我学到了不少英语。

There are so many beautiful cards on display, I can't pick out the ones I like best. (I can't choose.) 陈列着那么多漂亮的明信片,我挑不出最喜欢的。

 

Exercise 练习

 

Use the correct form of the verb pick in place of the verbs in italics:

用pick来代替用斜体印出的动词:

1  That book has fallen on the floor. Please get it for me.

2  I'll collect the parcel on my way to work.

3  I can't select the material I want.

4  Where did you learn those tricks?

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  They stopped at a square because ______.

a. they noticed a snake charmer

b. there was a market

c. a snake charmer was playing a pipe

d. they were tired

2  The snake probably ‘danced’______.

a. by listening to the Indian music

b. by listening to the jazz

c. by looking at the snake charmer

d.by following the movements of the snake charmer's pipe

Structure 句型

3  We stopped at a square ______have a rest.

a. so to                         b. in order

c. in order that              d. in order to

4  We went to have a look at him. We wanted to ______him.

a. have                         b. see

c. look                          d. have seen

5  Did it ______out of the basket?

a. rose                          b.rise

c. raise                         d. risen

6  We were very much surprised. We were ______surprised.

a. more                         b.many

c. most                         d. the most

7  It could not tell the difference between Indian music and jazz. It ______.

a. might not                  b. may not

c. must not                   d. wasn't able to

Vocabulary 词汇

8  It was covered with coins. There were coins ______it.

a. in                             b. over

c. under                        d. all over

9  He began to play a tune. It was a nice ______.

a. melody                      b. music

c. echo.                        d. harmony

10  We had our first glimpse of the snake. We ______.

a. saw it                           b. looked at it

c. saw it for a moment       d.stared at it

11  The songs are popular. like them:

a. The people                b. The country people

c. The folk                    d. Many people

12  The snake, however, continued to dance .______the snake continued to dance.

a. But                           b. So

c. Though                     d. Even

 

Sentence structure 句子结构

 

Join these sentences, then check your answer against the text.

连接以下句子,然后对照课文第4-6行,核对你的答案。

He saw us. He picked up a long pipe. It was covered with coins. He opened one of the baskets.

As ______.